an episode of the five. . . . >> president trump serves up lunch. why trump is being blamed for spikes in president obama's healthcare system and how drones are causing major problems for law enforcement and first responders. this is special report. >> president trump and his family are enjoying dinner at his florida resort. earlier the first lady spread cheer in person on video and via

satellite. phil keating it outside the winter white house tonight. >> good evening. the first lady and son baron and the parents are spending this thanksgiving together along with friends. contrasting the early morning tweets by the president attacking the nfl and one of the fathers of the ucla basketball players, today, trump is all good gratitude. >> this is the first lady you know. the president and first lady delivering food for a feast just south of the winter white house. they expressed appreciation to them for everything they did in the hurricane season.

2,000 rescues in texas alone. >> i want to thank you on behalf of the country. >> he released this thanksgiving hinch for everyone as cro the country. >> the heroes who protect our nation. >> who responded to the calamities. the fires and hurricanes irma. and hurricane maria and las vegas's mass shooting. the deadliest in modern history. >> this year we have seen the incredible strength of the american spirit. neighbors helping neighbors. strangers helping strangers. and citizens reaching out to those in need. president trump also videos conferenced with some troops in the field. stationed far from home. men and women who won't spend thanksgiving with their families. >> we're really winning. for their service, he thanked soldiers and sailors and airmen. >> it is an honor to speak with you all.

to give -- to give god hangs for the blessings of freedom and the heroes who have this tremendous courage that you do to defend us and to defend freedom. so we want to thank you all very much. very special people. >> as for the president's thanksgiving, we're told the first family will spend the evening enjoying thanksgiving dinner with friends and family at the winter white house. >> the white house says tonight's menu for the first family's first thanksgiving dinner contain all of the favorites. also a florida keys favorite, stone crab. >> phil keating in west palm beach florida. many thanks. >> big holidays like thanksgiving mean big operations for the military. lukas at the pentagon and how

people are serving away from home. >> for troops in south korea, thanksgiving comes at a time of increased tension. hundreds of troops are deployed in harm's way. this is all part of their sacrifice this season. more than 200,000 pounds of turkey, beef, ham and shrimp, weighing more than a bomber will feed them. with tens of thousands of cookies and cakes for desert. aboard war ships, much planning headaches sure they enjoy the thanksgiving feast. >> i'm james lewis, the florida air base. i want to wish everybody a happy thanksgiving. i love you and see you soon. >> in hotspots like syria and

somalia, the troops serving is on the rise. following gains in isis in iraq more have been deployed. the u.s. military double strikes than a year ago. there are now more than 500 u.s. troops on the ground in somalia. up from 2 dozen in 2014. >> i don't think there's a ramp up. but the density is such that there's opportunity to do the strikes. i wouldn't call it a build-up. i think it is a flow of forces in and out and different organizations come in. they may sized differently. >> the u.s. military is conducting air strikes this six countries around the world. libya, somalia, yemen, syria and

afghanistan. in afghanistan the bombs dropped have doubled. 14,000 now on the ground, a level not seen since 2014. more evidence that things are ramping up to the u.s. military in africa. >> lukas tomlinson with a reminder of our servicemen. >> officials say fox news, a search for three missing american sailor in the pacific ocean hundreds of miles off japan is expected to be suspended in the next few hours. the transport went down in the pacific yesterday. eight crew members were rescued. the identities of the missing sailors will be released tomorrow. >> now to a familiar problem for many americans this time of year. the rising cost of healthcare. those enrolled are looking at major price hikes, correspondent

dan springer explains why some blame trump. >> according to the kaiser family foundation, premiums in 2018 are rising 18 percent for gold and bronze plans and 32 percent for silver plans. president trump blames the law, tweeting last month as usual the obama care premiums will be up. we'll repeal and replace and have great healthcare soon after tax cuts. the democrats say it is really trumps fault. the insurance commissioner dave jones wrote, 2018 rates higher, thanks to trump and republicans. in washington they call it sabotage. >> all of the negative things that trump has said has affected the market. it created a lot of uncertainty.

that's something that health insurers didn't like. >> president trump cut off subsidies after a federal judge ruled them illegal. congress never approved them. that's partially impacting the cost of silver plans. premiums have gone up each year since the law passed. mainly because insurers are paying out more than they're taking in. >> it is the regulations that more than doubled premiums over the last four or five years. it is the sloppy drafting of obama care that led to the illegal cost sharing subsidies that the obama administration has been spending without the authorization of congress. >> despite the confusing blame game consumers are deciding what works for them. because tax credits are also higher, most on the exchange won't pay an increase. still the seven-year-old law remains a political football that gets passed at the first sign of trouble. mike. >> dan springer in seattle. and speaking of football, thanksgiving is always a big day

for the pigskin, not just the turkey, which leads us to the next story. the republican plan may knock stuffing out of sports franchises and colleges maybe too. here's our correspondent. >> these are the first of many that will build a magnificent stadium. >> raiders plan to build a new stadium. it could cost more. thanks to president trump and congress. >> under current law, citizens around the country are essentially subsidizing the movement of private sports franchises from one location to another. there's no economic or -- i would say political or fairness reason to justify that. >> in the last 15 years, sports teams financed 36 stadiums with tax except bonds costing taxpayers almost 4 billion dollars. the house tax reform bill eliminates that break forcing

cities to pay more for constructi construction. >> why should we subsidize this. >> they spoke to team owners about the subsidy benefiting them. >> this is for eight football games a year, and 21 basketball games and there's concerts and others. >> lawmakers targeted college sports by slapping a 20 percent tax on most university coaches earning over a million dollars. another provision eliminates a tax break that the wealthy donors use to get season tickets. it is going to end up having unintended consequences, which are going to hurt universities and hurt students. >> the changes seem to reflect the increased scrutiny of big-time college sports.

the coach's salaries are in millions. some players treat education as optional. for the nfl, they're not getting too much love right now on capitol hill. mike. >> william in los angeles. thanks. >> you may be just about ready to head out the door to begin your holiday shopping. many big stores are open tonight to get a head start on the traditional black friday stampede. the national retail federation expect sales to grow 3.6 percent like last year. amazon is expected to take half of the holiday season sales growth. back to politics and how partisanship is expected to have effects. >> i won't let the process to be abused. >> republican senator chuck grassley, chairman of the judiciary committee taking a stand. refusing to allow democrats to

delay hearings for two of trump's nominees, strauss and dunkin. >> some have mistakenly asserted that the blue slip affords a home state senator veto power over a nominee. that is not true. >> the use of blue slips in the smart goes back 100 years. this one from 1917 is from the judiciary committee to a georgia senator asking his opinion of a nominee from his state. he said i object to this appointment. it was rejected. it is a courtesy ever since. the republicans used it as a veto to block a nominee. it is a practice that has gotten worse ever since democrats got rid of the fill buster rule a few years ago. >> what grassley is doing is

saying no individual senator is going to be allowed to hold up the ross process of confirming. >> they're asking the chairman to reconsider your deciding for institutional norms and courtesy by undoing a century of tradition. but grassley argues, he's not eliminating blue slips entirely. only for these two nominees. >> a big percentage of the court will be changed by this administration over a very short period of time. >> and president trump has been frustrated by the pace of the confirmation here's. there's 144 vacancies and 46 nominees pending. >> cristian in washington. travel is a big part of the thanksgiving holiday. if you live in rhode island, you're dealing with pot holes

and highway issues that have been around for a long time. tonight douglas kennedy looks at what one state official is doing about it. >> we had the worst roads and bridges in the entire united states. we're 50th out of 50. >> when peter took over the rhode island department of transportation in 2015, he faced infrastructure that was rated the worst in the nation. that wasn't the biggest problem. >> the biggest problem is you lost the trust of the residents to fix it. >> rightfully so. at that time 2 1/2 years ago, we had only 29 percent of the projects on time and on budget. >> projects for instance seemed to go on without end. and always seemed to cost more than originally planned. the solution according to them, transparency which is why he

mandated he's signs on every bridge project in the state. they list the cost, expected date of completion and they also reveal whether the project is on time and within budget. he also created a website detailing information about every public works project in rhode island. not everyone is buying the apparent transparency in the signs. >> they're ugly. it is pollution. its cost is expensive. >> portsmouth resident recently fired a series of freedom of information requests to find out their costs. >> 250 to 300,000 dollars. that money should be spent on fixing our roads and infrastructure and not on signs. >> your critics point out that ironically these signs ended up costing more than originally promise. what do you say to that? >> because of accountability,

we have 100 percent of our projects on time and on budget. >> a complete turnaround. he attributes to holding government accountable in a state where roadwork needs to be done. >> from providence rhode island, douglas kennedy, fox news. >> up next are thanksgiving panel on president trump's thanksgiving message. here's what our affiliates are covering tonight. fox 45 in baltimore, as the city's police commissioner said a homicide officer killed last week was shot with his own gun. just one day before he was supposed to provide testimony in a federal police racketeering case. a border patrol agent in san antonio injured in incident that left his partner dead. the wounded man still does not remember what happened resulting in the death of martinez.

this is a live look at new york for fox 5. the big story. the macy's thanksgiving day parade goes off without trouble. security for the 91st annual event was especially tight this year. authorities say there was never any confirmation of a credible threat to the parade. that's tonight's live look outside the beltway from special report. we'll be right back. hello, i'm an idaho potato farmer. you've probably seen me running all over the country in search of our big idaho potato truck. but not any more. i am done with that. ooh, ooh hot - just gonna stay home on the farm, eat a beautiful idaho potato, and watch tv with my dog... tv anncr: the big idaho potato truck pulled into town today and it's really a sight to see. oh man...let's go.... (distant) you comin', boy? sfx: (dog) gulp! woof.

>> this year in the face of painful hardships, we've seen the incredible strength of the american spirit. >> doesn't matter if we're right or left wing, or what religion, we all get along and help each other. >> strangers helping strangers and citizens reaching out for those in need.

>> lost people that haven't had a home cooked meal in months. >> my first time away from home for thanksgiving. a little hard. >> for each of you i know it is hard to be away from home at this time of the year. >> my beautiful daughter. i miss her very much. >> all he's people out here. just to be thankful for being alive. >> you just follow that storm and saved so many people. >> president trump and others expressing thanksgiving wishes. the write for the washington examiner and policy reporter, gentlemen, welcome and happy thanksgiving. >> your thoughts on the commander in chief here talking about -- about conflicts or troops in harm's way. >> it is interesting reading through twitter and the media coverage. it seems negative. i tend to look at it, what did

we expect from trump? it was like my he would put himself front and center. you think about the targeting of military personnel in terms of the message you're unleashed through me. that's something that at junior officer and enlisted ranks people believe. they were very from us ratustra the rules of engagement under obama administration. >> let's hear what the president had to say about the war in afghanistan. >> we opened it up and said we're going to fight to win. we're not fighting to just walk around. we're fighting to win. and you people are really -- you turned it around over the last three to four months like nobody has seen. they are talking about it. >> no surprise there. the commander in chief trying to fire up brave americans who are

serving a long way from home on thanksgiving. your thoughts on what we heard there. >> the president trying to emphasize a stronger america. his comments, both resurgence in military strength and economic strength. he has a major economic policy initiative in tax reform on the senate floor later this week. or excuse me next week. and he's -- he's trying to project that confidence that he sort of ran on -- in his campaign of -- of making america great again. he tweeted at greg sargent an opinion writer for the washington post, with that in all caps. enthusiastic about that message. >> speaking of the agenda, when the president comes back he'll have a meeting with congressional leaders, mcconnell, schumer, pelosi and ryan. they got to keep the government

running. they want to get tax reform done. let's talk about the agenda. what do you think happens in the meeting? >> i think they'll hash out differences over government funding, that's something that is coming up quickly on the horizon. there's a number of different high-profile issues, though, that are pressing on the congressional agenda right now. aside from government funding, you got immigration, the iran deal reconsideration. you got tax reform which we just mentioned. the child health insurance program which is in need of reauthorization. there's a full agenda for the rest of the year. that's why the seed that tax reform has been going at and building momentum has been somewhat noteworthy in the sense that the context of all of these other agenda items it -- it might be gaining momentum in order -- in order to pass. >> tom, your thoughts on tax reform heading into a critical week in the senate. is it going to be like obama

care 2.0 revisited or are we going to push something across the finish line? >> i think they will get something across. the real question i think becomes reconciliation. how do they find -- the cop mice between the house and senate. there's major differences there, between republicans in each chamber. i also think once we get further from has finish line what are the challenges for the president will be does the final bill blow up the deficit too much? at that point, there is that slope wavering of conservative grass roots support. i think people are concerned about that. the battle is just heating up now. >> we heard grumbling from republican senators, a variety for different reasons, some for deficit reasons. some retiring. mitch can only lose two and still pass a bill. what do you think at this point? >> there is certainly a

significant amount of moment -- momentum in the senate. some are on board for a repeal vote. and there's guarantees that need to be made to secure that. but -- there just is a ton of political momentum. you talk to the members on the republican side in congress, they tend to think the politics are driving it. even though policy details have to be hashed out, it is seen as a political necessity for the republicans to pass something that shows they could govern. >> what about daca, are the democrats going to insist on that in the final moments of 2017? >> that's a priority for them. i think president trump now with a need to get a win. last -- that sense of urgency in terms of tax reform will be his

priority. i think -- i think they will find a compromise on daca. i think the president is sympathetic to that. but he's going to want a dangle from them, in teams it of appropriation for war to sell to his base. because of the narrative in the campaign and how vocal immigration was to the identity of the president, it is not something he could easily compromise on without a salable product. >> something the president is selling is our economy. let's listen to that. >> we're doing well with at home. the economy is doing really great. when you come back, you're going to see with the jobs and the companies coming back into our country and the stock market hit a record high. unemployment lowest in 17 years. you're fighting for something real and good. >> the president today talking about juicy tax cuts as well to the folks who are serving a long way from home. final thoughts in terms of the

economy going forward and -- and what do they get done in the coming days there on capitol hill behind us. >> the president mentioned the tock market. right now, the consensus is that the stock market and tax reform will happen. that's a huge assumption. there's political hurdles has tax reform has to clear even though it has this momentum. a lot of policy considerations that could affect the economy moving forward that might not necessarily have the initial boost that republicans will hope for or that the stock market might hope for. the president is living by the -- living by the stock market and dying by it on his economic record. >> sometimes what goes up comes down. >> exactly. colin and tom. thanks very much. >> next up how recreational drones are causing problems for law enforcement and first responders. liberty mutual saved us almost eight hundred dollars when we switched our auto and home insurance. liberty did what? yeah, they saved us a ton,

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♪ >> texas republican thomas barton says capitol hill police will investigate a conflict between him and a former lover over her threat to expose private photographs and intimate communications. barton's office tells fox news of a recording where barton threatens to go to police may be evidence of a crime against him. barton apologized yesterday after a nude photo of him circulated on social media. the u.s. marshall is warning people of nationwide scams of individuals and others in law enforcement. they have lost thousands of dollars for telling them they failed to report to jury duty. they get them to provide the debit card account number. >> the fbi database used to

check background of gun buyers. this is coming after the gunman's history was not released who slaughtered people at a texas church. >> increasing threat, not of firearms but of drones. they may be fun for you and your family but they could cause many problems. here's correspondent leah gabriel. >> first responders say most operators follow the rules. they say that some get in the way. >> they could fly 1 to 15 pounds of explosives, which is a huge amount. >> randy is a bomb squad commander in orange county. one of many places where uav's or drones have become a

dangerous nuisance to law enforcement and other first responders. >> it was spotted in the area. >> a single drone can do significant damage or take aircraft out of the air. >> according to the department of the interior, last year there were over 40 reported drone incidents near wildfires. 2015, california's north fires torched near two dozen vehicles on a major highway in san bernardino county. >> it actually forced us to shut down our air operations. i don't believe we would have seen hardly any vehicles damaged if we had the ability to -- to bring in aircraft and redirect the fire. >> first responders say they're only seeing an increase in dangerous incidents with drones and maybe the way to fight back, this would be in the interest of public safety and their own. >> there's companies making technology to do just that. >> that red light means i'm

news disrupting all of the drones in a 30 degree arc in front of my unit. >> ixi tech model recently demonstrated their so-called drone killer signal. it causes most drones to go back to where they took off from. if that doesn't work, the device can jam the drone's small and force it to land. the trouble is federal regulations prohibit this without special operation. >> there's a swat operation going on and the uav playing in the front yard and watch as they approach the house, putting the safety of those in the community at risk. >> this is emerging technology. they're coming into a regulatory arena that is not yet fully developed. >> mike lee and other lawmakers gave governments the power to operate in their own region for

drones below 200 feet. >> it is so unfair that a citizen or a criminal or terrorist can use uav technology but we cannot use technology against them. >> only three states have laws that an allow first responders it to disable drones and tracking them down to interfere with them is difficult, that's because they are required to register and now small drones have no such requirement. >> up next, the increasing tension between saudi arabia. the search for a missing submarine apparently came from an explosion. the vessel and 44 crew members have been missing since last week. the u.s. and other nations are involved in massive search effort. bangladesh has asked for the

return of those fleeing. the u.s. has called burma's actions ethnic cleansing. zimbabwe will swear in a new president tomorrow. the new man will replace the current leader. they're assuring mugabe that he won't be prosecuted. what is happening beyond our borders, tonight.

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>> before leaving for russia, he touted his militias in quashing a rebellion. >> almost won the war against isis. it doesn't mean terrorism has come to an end. >> they say iran will establish its own permanent military bases in syria. this has stoked fierce in the u.s. and riyad where they have a coalition to to check iranian influence. analysts see tehran building right up to the israeli border. >> i think we're setting ourselves up for a major israeli-iranian war unless the united states can definitely a strategy to begin blocking this very rapid and -- and historic expansion of iranian power into iran.

>> the proxy has gotten so much influence had lebanon. they have fought saudi coalition and forces backed by iran have with the aid of the central government in baghdad seized control of the oil rich city of kirkuk and transferred 15,000 barrels of oil per day. kirkuk helped against isis aggression in 2017. >> there was a change of direction in washington but not as much as they wanted. >> saudi crown prince has consolidated control in his own country and quietly strengthened intelligence sharing with israel. as a sign of the alliance, saudi

arabia pronounced two weeks ago that killing jews and fighting against israel are inappropriate for muslims. >> thank you. >> venezuela's president says executives at citko will be tried as corrupt, leaving raiders despite a request to free them. this is as tension increases between the two nations. >> we're watching you. we are not fooled. >> u.s. ambassador's warnings during an informal security council meeting last week was a welcome development for venezuelans like med dina. he page one of the highest ranki ranking diplomats to quit. >> the only way to stop this is

through international intervention. >> he resigned to bring attention to the crisis and take down his former boss. >> make a choice, turn your head and have a blind eye or stand up and -- and speak for the voiceless people that were being killed then. and -- are being killed now. jo >> trump administration has sanctions against the government and bar them from lending money to venezuela. this is all amid an economy on the brink of default. they detained the acting president and five vice presidents of citko, the u.s. subsidiary for alleged corruption. the brutal crackdown against widespread protesters left many dead.

food and medicine shortages exist. >> my life is irrelevant when we're talking. 30 million people hijacked by an international criminal. i mean it. >> he will present evidence by crimes against humanity at the organization of american states later this month in d.c. as dissent from the government grows and pressure continues. >> a special panel on president trump and the media. when it comes to heartburn trust the brand doctors trust for themselves. nexium 24hr is the number one choice of doctors and pharmacists for their own frequent heartburn.

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>> bret: next our guest >> bret. there's plenty to talk about. >> it is disgusting that the press can write whatever they want. >> trump has the most sustained assault on the free press. >> fake news. >> one of the frustration is you. >> i'm very honored and happy to know that you have problems with the media also. >> i think he's trolling the press. >> let's bring in howard kirk, correspondent of the national public radio and joe, media reporter for the hill. thank you all. boy, you guys have had plenty to talk about as have we and the

immedia media and trump. after the election have things changed? >> no. i think they got much worse. i have three numbers to share. great analysis that has been done over the first year of the trump presidency. 93 percent of coverage towards the trump administration during the first 1 h00 days was negati. most coverage is on his character and less on policy and things that would impact people's lives. there's a lot of psycho analysis of trump the person instead of the policy. finally, three, 46 percent of voters believe that -- i'm quoting here, the news media fabricate stories. that's from a poll at politico. it looks like the impression of

the press is much worse. >> we don't go to the the same prep school. more -- let me ask you about the -- the former democratic president, jimmy carter who said this. to the "new york times". i think the media has been harder on trump than any president certainly that i've known about. they feel free to call him mentally deranged and everything else without hesitation. thoughts? >> i think first the battle between the media that trump doesn't like and trump has been one of the biggest stories of this year. and after that morning consult poll came out, trump tweeted that the media makes stuff up about him. he said finally it is sinking in. he declared victory. one goal is to get people to believe that the media makes

things up about him. there's been tremendous demonizing of the press. he's threatened to change the libel laws. he's gone after individual reporters. every president hates their press coverage but no president has taken the conflict between the media and the president to this level. >> howard? >> well, networks don't like this. >> they did talk about it. >> constant attacks on fake news. donald trump has in fact, you know, driven our negative sky high. at the same time, my fear here is that too many journalists reporters and pundits and commentators is taken the bait, pushed back against trump.

not just rhett tore i thinkly. but there's a tone that seeps in the reports. we have become players and we can't win the battle. many people feel we have or too many people this the profession, although a lot of stories out there, a lot of investigative reporting a lot of people have become part of the opposition party. >> i don't know if you were there, but earlier this week, sarah sanders went around the room just before your question, you had to say what you were thankful for. take a listen. >> i want to share a few things i'm thankful for. it would be nice for you to do so as well. i'm thankful for all of you here in the room. >> thankful i can talk to you every day. >> thankful i went to the university of michigan and not ohio state. >> i'm thankful for surviving 12 days in asia. >> grateful to fill in for the

chief john roberts and grateful for only a month left. >> i was there. >> christian fisher there at the end. >> i was there. and vega from varga from abc said she was -- abc said she was thankful for the first amendment. especially the first amendment. >> has it changed sarah huckabee sanders and the white house press and their interaction, obviously transparency. we know everything the president is thinking from his twitter feed. what about the white house interaction? >> i think -- i think that -- i think sarah huckabee sanders has a good relationship with the press. it is adversarial as most press secretaries have. i think she's established herself. she gets respect. i actually think it is a bit of an improvement over the shaun

spicer regime. but i think there's still the underlying hostility and look as long as those press briefings are going to be televised which i think they shouldn't or maybe just the first five minutes, you're going to have this -- the president is going to be used as a foil and many reporters are going to try to grandstand and get their moment on the camera. >> the sarah regime brought it back to on camera. >> totally agree has the press briefings should not be on camera. they showboat and want to make a story. there's bipartisan support around that. i think we'll see them on camera for quite sometime. >> despite amaze hostility between the two sides, here's what is missed president trump

provides more access and answering more questions by the helicopter and on the plane than his predecessors. at a visceral level they need each other. >> thank you very much. there will be much more to talk about as we head into christmas and the new year on this topic. michael, back to you. >> final thoughts when we come back. f we could keep more of what we earn? trillions of dollars going back to taxpayers. who could possibly be against that? well, the national debt is $20 trillion. as we keep adding to it, guess who pays the bill? him. and her. and her. congress, we should grow the economy. not the debt. ♪ you should be putting it ato good use, right?t? like winning ridiculously awesome prizes, right?

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>> finally tonight, thanksgiving is a great time to count one's blessings. for me, there are many starting with my family. my wife, son, and daughter mean the world to me. they make every day better and bring great joy to me. friends and colleagues probably get tired of me sharing photos with them and now i'm sharing them with all of you. i'm thinking for the love and support they give me, they are my pride and joy. speaking of family, i've got 20 plus family members, both sides of a family, and some friends at my house right now waiting on m me. so i've got to run, but on

behalf of all of us here at special report, thanks for spending part of your thanksgiving with us. thanks for watching special report. i mike emanuel, good night from washington. ♪ >> across the country tonight, families and friends are gathering to celebrate thanksgiving, it's a time for turkey, pumpkin pie, and to count our blessings, but it can also be a tricky time around the dinner table when the conversations turn to certain controversial events. tonight, we're going to look at some of the stories that have become fault lines of the dinner table near you. welcome to "the story" thanksgiving. i martha maccallum. 2017 has been a year like no other. president trump took office in january, much to delight of his fans and the consterna